| 100% | BOLT | 4 | Notable name in speedy circles who as of May 17, 2020, now has a daughter to tag along behind him |
| 25% | DAILYMAIL | 9 | Newspaper behind the hoax about a man who thought he had to run for 26 days instead of 26 miles for the London Marathon: 2 wds. |
| 25% | LADYA | 5 | “Need You Now” band’s newly shortened name and subject of a September, 2020, lawsuit filed by singer Anita White, who has used the name for years |
| 25% | GORE | 4 | Well-know name in politics who has a Cumberland River fish named after him |
| 24% | ART{LOVE}R | 10 | Someone who might dream of running away to live in a museum |
| 24% | IFIWEREYOU | 10 | Lead-in to a bit of advice, and a hint as to how 17-, 24-, 37- and 45-Across might arise |
| 24% | AEGEUS | 6 | Mythological figure said to have drowned in the sea now named for him |
| 24% | POD | 3 | Group of people who have contact only with each other, as in 2020 |
| 24% | COLDPLAY | 8 | Band who had a Rush of Blood to the Head in 2002 |
| 24% | SIDEWALKCHALK | 13 | 2020 addition to the Toy Hall of Fame that may be sold in a bucket (2 wds.) |
| 24% | EVEREST | 7 | Its namesake, a former Surveyor General of India, objected to having it named for him |
| 23% | TENET | 5 | 2020 film starring John David Washington as a secret agent who learns to manipulate the flow of time |
| 23% | ADELAIDE | 8 | English queen who lent her name to a city of 1.3+ million in the British Commonwealth |
| 23% | PUTIN | 5 | International leader who had a street named after him in Bethlehem in 2012 |
| 23% | ALA | 3 | State, in short, which had as its first permanent capital the community of Cahaba, now a ghost town |
| 23% | BUSH | 4 | Last name of former First Daughters Jenna and Barbara, who now live four blocks apart in New York City |
| 23% | BULLET | 6 | Bit of ammo that one might want to "dodge" and has a "bull" in its name |
| 23% | NEIL | 4 | First name in NASA's prestigious list of astronauts who have been to the moon |
| 22% | MIAMI | 5 | "Move to ___," hit song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias which has the name of a Florida city in its title |
| 22% | JACOBS | 6 | Chris of NY's 27th congressional district who was sworn in as a member of Congress on July 21, 2020 |
| 22% | CHAD | 4 | Wolf who is illegally serving as acting head of D.H.S., per a federal-court ruling in November, 2020 |
| 22% | SLIP | 4 | In cricket, the position of the fielder who stands a little behind and to the offside of the wicketkeeper |
| 22% | BOB | 3 | ___ Marley, "No Woman, No Cry" singer who has different species of animals, including a crustacean and a spider, named after him |
| 22% | BARACK | 6 | ___ Obama, 44th U.S. President who has different species of animals, including a Cuban spider and sea slug, named after him |
| 22% | AMP | 3 | Physicist Andre-Marie (1775-1836), known as the "father of electrodynamics" who had this electricall unit named after him, for short |
| 22% | LEG | 3 | In cricket, the side of the field to the left of a right-handed batsman as he faces the bowler |
| 22% | PTL | 3 | Name of the cable network sold in bankruptcy (1989) to Morris Cerullo World Evangelism that is now known as "INSP", HQed in South Carolina |
| 22% | SAINTPATRICK | 12 | Missionary known as the "Apostle of Ireland" who has been honored in the United States on March 17 since 1601 (2 wds.) |
| 22% | KESHA | 5 | "Blow" singer who used to have a dollar sign in her name |
| 22% | LUKADONCIC | 10 | 2019 NBA Rookie of the Year who was named to the NBA All-Star team three years in a row (2 wds.) |